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I think the emoticons on this forum look silly and are not very good at conveying the emotion they are meant to.

Example A: :) looks like he's in pain.
Example B: :( looks like he's in a staring contest.
Example C: :P looks more like a smile than sticking out a tongue.

Those are my two cents on the matter.
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Agreed. But if they bug you that much, you can change your settings so that you just see the text versions.

Go to : User Control Panel / Board preferences / Edit display options
(I think this link will take you there.)

Then mark "No" next to "Display smilies as images."
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I always make my own smilies anyway. I like putting a space in the middle, so they never become images. : ) : P : D : (
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The smilies also have oblong faces, not unlike aliens. (That's a point in their favor. :D)
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mic0 wrote:The smilies also have oblong faces, not unlike aliens. (That's a point in their favor. :D)
Oh, I was going to say that as a point not in their favor...
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Awww, C! You're not an alien fan? That's okay. Maybe we should just discount it altogether. I've been watching Spielberg's "Taken" recently, so I'm extra into aliens.
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There's no emoticon for how I'm feeling right now!
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Marduk wrote:There's no emoticon for how I'm feeling right now!
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